Find Your Team’s True North

Inspiring and energizing, Barbara Hopkins will help your team or organization navigate your next transformation with resilience and confidence.

About Barbara

Consulting

I will work directly with your leadership team to build resilience, improve dynamics, and help your team navigate the complexity of rapidly evolving work environments.

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Barbara delivers a lecture to students on resilience entrepraneurship.

Speaking

Drawing on decades of experience in the healthcare industry, competitive sailing, and navigating organizational transformation, I deliver engaging talks that will inspire your audience to challenge conventional wisdom on performance and achievement.

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Workshops

Through interactive, hands-on activities you will leave these sessions with actionable insights on how to build stronger, more resilient, and fundamentally agile teams.

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“Resilience leadership is all about coming up with solutions when the environment is constantly changing.”

Barbara poses confidently on the docks in her US Sailing Team attire.

Meet Barbara:

MS PT, MBA, FACHE

I’m a healthcare ecosystem expert, a world class athlete, and an educator.

Over decades of transforming organizations and competing at the highest levels of international sailing, I’ve learned that resilience is the key to success. That’s because resilience enables teams to achieve their goals over the long-haul: to find their True North.

From the boardroom to the open sea, my experience has taught me that agility, trust, and endurance build teams that thrive amidst complexity.

I’ve dedicated my career to empowering executive leaders to unlock their organization’s potential and navigate uncharted waters with confidence.

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Trusted by:

"Barbara is a dynamic health care leader who consistently leverages her experience to provide team leadership and strategic improvements across her department. Working with Barbara, I was impressed with her ability to lead and manage complex projects and teams across a large enterprise. I can always count on Barbara to give input and assist in working through organizational challenges. "

Geoffrey Hall
CEO of the California Rehabilitation Institute
"Barbara brings a great mix of analytical skills, creativity and strategic insight. I've known her for several years through the Baruch Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration program, where she's generously donated her time, mentoring our students. She has great communication skills, offering targeted and helpful feedback that inspires our students. "

Allison Lehr Samuels
Lecturer at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, NYC
"From you, I learned that it's important to consider the future and how you will need to adjust to changes if you want to remain relevant in the game. Being able to be yourself while being able to accommodate others will be extremely helpful with keeping that competative advantage."

Katelyn Murach
Student at Salve Regina University
"I want to extend our deepest gratitude for your insightful and inspiring conribution as our guest speaker. Your expertise and passion truly enriched our workshop and left a lasting impact on all of us. Your ability to awaken the concept of intergenerational communication captivated our audience and sparked valuable discussion. We are incredibly grateful for your time, dedication, and willingness to share your knowledge with us."

Jacob Perez
Student of Business Administration at Salve Regina University
"Barbara, your insights on intergenerational communication have been enlightening. I now recognize the importance of understanding and respecting the perspectives of different generations in personal and professional contexts. Your suggestion to create a generational council has inspired me to foster more open dialogue and collaboration across generational groups."

Michaela Coupé
Healthcare and Tech Advisor at Salve Regina University